LAURIE BOWLES

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BRYCEVILLE, FL 32009

TEL: 765-***-****(cell)

E-mail: ablaeq@r.postjobfree.com

Experienced engineer. Extensive hands-on development of cost-effective

products and processes. Inveterate "fixer" driven to reduce errors and

waste.

. Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (ASQ). Extensive use of statistical

methods, Design of Experiments to optimize products, processes.

. Recognized problem-solver. Logical, systematic, creative.

. Excellent organizational skills. Able to manage multiple projects,

competing priorities.

. Demonstrated ability to manage project teams, maintaining focus and

forward motion.

. Diverse background in pulp and paper, thermosetting resins and

adhesives, chemical and physical testing and quality.

. Knowledge of ISO/TS16949 system. Six years as internal auditor.

OBJECTIVE: Position utilizing well-developed problem solving skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Friction Holdings, LLC

(formerly Raybestos Products Company)

Technical Center

Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933

(closed, 2009)

Friction Holdings, LLC was a Tier 1 supplier of friction materials to

automobile and heavy equipment manufacturers. All product development was

done at the Technical Center, which was equipped with pilot paper machine,

pilot saturation line, machine shop and extensive analytical laboratory.

The Technical Center was adjacent to the main manufacturing plant employing

400-600 union workers.

1/1985 - 2/2009 Product/Process Development Engineer

. Developed new materials and processes to meet customer requirements.

Managed team activities through initial production, presented results to

management, marketing and customers. Contributed to APQP and PPAP

execution. Created processing and raw material specifications. Developed

quality test procedures. Final approval authority on changes, deviations.

Ongoing responsibility for troubleshooting and failure analysis.

. Developed carbon fiber composite material for entry into new market

segment. Worked with manufacturing to devise workable processing method

with minimal capital investment.

. Managed team effort to develop materials for torque converters.

Introduced three materials.

. Originated new process to circumvent existing patents.

. Replaced existing business with projected $2M increase in margins.

. Modified processing of an existing product reducing costs by 20-

30%.

. Initiated and managed project to develop new class of materials using

adaptation of injection molding.

. Worked with German luxury sports car manufacturer to develop material

for new clutch design.

. Provided technical support to production. Acted as consultant in

troubleshooting processing and quality issues. Identified means of

improving productivity, reducing costs.

. Managed qualification of new production line to acid etch and adhesive

coat steel. This was new-to-the-company technology in a new plant in MS.

. Identified source of manufacturing defect requiring 100% sort. Modified

process, decreasing cycle time by 50% while decreasing product

variability and eliminating sort operation.

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. Identified and evaluated new raw materials for performance advantages.

Qualified alternates for current raw materials to reduce costs.

Introduced numerous raw materials now used in production materials.

. Identified new processing aid to improve yield and performance saving

$4.1M in first year. Has since been implemented with other grades

further reducing scrap.

. Introduced new raw material, improving fatigue resistance of

existing products by 50-100%.

. Introduced new resin system improving product performance by 20-

40%.

. Conducted research to improve understanding of effects of structure,

chemistry, processing on performance of paper materials. Knowledge of

standard test methods for nonwovens, resins and adhesives. Experience

with FTIR, GC, TGA, DSC, DMA, MTS, Instron testing.

. Six years experience as a QS9000 Internal Auditor. Assisted with initial

system development and implementation.

EDUCATION

B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Elective courses in material science, polymers.

GPA 5.3/6.0 EIT, Indiana

Additional Courses/Training:

ASQ Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with Minitab *** Taguchi Methodology ***

Advanced Taguchi Methods

FMEA *** Control Planning ***SPC *** QS9000 Internal Auditor *** QS9000

Documentation

Introduction to Polymeric Adhesives and Composites (ACS Short Course) ***

Durez Molding School

Project Management *** Lean Manufacturing Principles *** Facilitation

Skills

Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Minitab, Visio, Access.

PATENTS

Continuous Yarn Laid Wet Friction Material, U.S. Patent No. 6830798,

December 14, 2004.

Porous Wet Friction Material Utilizing a Compliant Epoxide Resin Binder

System,

U.S. Patent No. 7354638, April 8, 2008.

PUBLICATIONS

"Effects of Operating Conditions on Performance of Wet Friction Materials:

A Guide to Material Selection," with F. Lloyd and J. Anderson. SAE

Transactions, 1988. Also published in translation, with H.P. Jansen, in

antriebstechnik, May 1989 and in automobiltechnische zeitschrift, March

1990.

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